About The Book The United Nations, whose primary mandate is international peace and security, enjoyed some of its lighter moments when the “glass house by the east river” was occasionally rattled with loud laughter. Did Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev bang his shoe on his desk to attract the General Assembly president’s attention during the October 1960 session? And, as rumor would have it, …
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February, 2021
- 15 February
Keeping the Peace: Writings and Reflections on Peace-Building in Sri Lanka
Editor: Asiff Hussein Publisher: Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum Pages: 102 Price: Rs.500 This work is a collection of essays and thoughts on peace-building in Sri Lanka by the leading peace advocates and activists of our times. The book is a particularly timely release as Sri Lanka emerges from the shadow of a nearly thirty year civil war and …
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PM’s proposal to be implemented upon technical committee agreement: Sudarshani
State Minister Sudrashani Fenandopulle said today, the Prime Minister’s proposal to allow the burial of COVID-19 victims would have to be implemented with the agreement of the Technical Committee of the Health Ministry. Responding to a question raised by SJB MP Mujibur Rahuman, she told Parliament that the Health Ministry was not taking decisions personally but through a technical committee. …
Read More » - 10 February
Covid-19 deaths: Remains allowed to be buried: PM
People who die of COVID-19 would be allowed to be buried, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said today. The Prime Minister said this in parliament in response to a question raised by SJB MP S.M. Marikkar. MP Marikkar said State Minister Sudarshani Fernandopulle, who responded to a question raised by MP Rohana Bandara, told Parliament yesterday that COVID19 is not transmitted …
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January, 2021
- 31 January
People requested to display national flag
The Government has requested the public to display the National Flag from February 01 to 07 at all Residences, shops, government and private offices and vehicles in view of the 73rd Independence Day celebrations. The State Ministry of National Security, Home affairs and Disaster Management has instructed all Heads of Government Institutions to light up all government buildings on February …
Read More » - 31 January
Emirates becomes one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass
Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. IATA Travel Pass enables Emirates passengers to create a ‘digital …
Read More » - 26 January
අවස්ථාවක් ලැබෙනකන් බලන් ඉන්න එපා,අවස්ථාවක් හොයාගෙන යන්න.. – ෂුක්රා මුනව්වර්
අවස්ථාවක් ලැබෙනකන් බලන් ඉන්න එපා,අවස්ථාවක් හොයාගෙන යන්න.. – ෂුක්රා මුනව්වර් මිලියන 20ක ආදරය දිනූ ෂුක්රා පළමු වරට හෙළි කළ අඳුරු අතීතය. Post Disclaimer | Support UsSupport Us The sailanmuslim.com web site entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of …
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